Racing, friends & Mother’s Day

It was another great and busy weekend. Sunday evening at 8:45 p.m. is the only time I sit all weekend. Chicago Fire Department is on tv (I LOVE that show), and I prepare this post for the weekend linkup with Tara at Running n Reading. Be sure to check her and other bloggers out. A peak into the last 2 days :

Friday evening I went to my aqua gym class. I hadn’t been in a while and the season is ending in a couple weeks. I was happy to see my fun group of ladies.

Saturday morning was spent at the hardware store. Recently I painted my bathroom and now I need to pick out tile. I am also having the kid’s bathroom retiled…. but gosh, I thought picking out paint was hard. Tile is worse. It all looks the same.

That afternoon I had a 10K race, La Marollaise (race recap). It was a small race, about 30 miles south of Paris and 90% of it was through the woods. We had perfect weather, although a bit hot that time of day and I felt slightly dehydrated. As the race was through the woods, the organizing committee had spray painted any rocks, roots or other items protruding from the ground so that runners would see them and wouldn’t trip. Isn’t that a great idea ?

I wasn’t sure if my GPS was off or if the race distance was off but I finished 9,67 km in 56′ 48”. I wanted to finish in under one hour, so I was satisfied with my performance.

I do not know how I placed as the results are not yet posted, but you can tell by my smile that I was really happy with my performance.

We were having friends over that night but driving (back) into Paris on a Saturday evening means major traffic. It took me twice the time to get home. I am so lucky to have this guy …

…he prepared everything for our dinner party and the house was picked up ! Luckily because I got home 15 minutes before our guests arrived. They brought me this fabulous bouquet.

Sunday morning I got up, cleaned the kitchen ! then went to the gym to lift weights and stretch, since I hadn’t done so properly after my race Saturday. It was Mother’s Day in France. My girls got me this runner’s journal (which I am so excited to use on my journey to Paris Marathon 2016) and chocolates.

I then spent several hours swapping winter clothes for summer clothes and doing some major cleaning, trying to get things picked up. The week had been crazy and since we had been away last weekend, suitcases were still hanging around, laundry needed to be done and the fridge needed to be filled.

Comments: 21

Sounds like a wonderful weekend! We were picking out tile for a bathroom this weekend too, lol. It was harder than I thought!

That 10k sounded like fun and I LOVE that they painted the rocks. That’s great! I also love that picture of you at the race! You look beautiful and so fit! I also LOVE that bouquet….absolutely gorgeous!Melanie @ Happy Being Healthy recently posted…The Negative Effects of Sugar + a Little Bit of Progress

Congrats on a great race! and the flowers! WOW! WE were away last weekend too so it was definitely a weekend to catch up on household chores! We start our summer run series here in Florida next weekend 🙂 Have a great week!Mary Beth Jackson recently posted…The last weekend in May update!

Ughhh! I still have to swap out my clothes. Right now I have both seasons mixed together and no room for them! Those flowers look beautiful and so bright! Congratulations on your race! That’s fantastic!Lara @ Uptite Mamas recently posted…Weekend Update – 100 mile month!

We start having summer like weather here and I had no summery tops so I HAD to dig out my summer stuff…even though I have been wearing sandals the past month. I go directly from boots to sandals but don’t worry about my wardrobe. LOL

Sounds like a great weekend! I know what you mean about picking out tile (and everything else). I had a bad case of decision fatigue with my bathroom remodel and am glad it is finally over! Love those flowers – some of them look like peonies – reminds me of the bushes at my mom’s house.Kelli recently posted…Church Creek TT (40K)

I actually really like painting and did the entire apartment myself, with the help of my mother & kids ! I was laughing as my daughter took the pictures. She just kept snapping away and I was telling her to stop and she wouldn’t. I am actually pleased she didn’t, as several of the pictures came out great. Which I think is rare for me.

Congrats on a great race. I’ve done a trail race before where they painted the worst rocks and roots with orange spray paint. I really appreciated it too! Those are beautiful flowers! And yes, all the tile looks the same. How did you pick? Also, Happy Mother’s Day!HoHo Runs recently posted…aRRRRgh…

Sounds like a lovely weekend! When we had our bathroom retiled, I had the guy at the store pick out all the tiles for me and it turned out lovely LOL. Then I had my contractor pick out the paint color. Yeah, I’m really bad at decorating.

Great post! Congrats on the race! We’ve been thinking about re-tiling the bathroom (and maybe the kitchen…), but it’s a big job. And a tough one, like you say! What colour to choose?? Didn’t race this weekend, but did the previous (Ottawa, Ontario) and next week (a one-miler!).

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Bienvenu ! Welcome !

An American having lived in France for over 20 years, this country, people and way of living have inspired me to live a healthy, balanced life. I blog about my running passion (I completed the Paris & NY marathon this year) and life in France. Thanks for stopping by ! Karen